16 thoughts on “The Maximum MacGuffin of Red Notice

  1. I did take the win the other day. A nice, fluffy way to kill 2 hours, while downing some popcorn. There’s no slow moments at all, and I’m looking forward to the further adventures of Reynolds, Johnson, and Gadot.Report

    1. It’s a guy thing.

      Lady Marchmaine is mostly indifferent to him; but I think he’s the epitome of GenX Guy indulging our inner 16-yo self at that moment we tried (and failed) to leave behind our childish ways. It’s precisely because we’re enjoying it ironically that we’re enjoying it fully.

      The earnestness of Green Lantern is the chrysalis that gave us Deadpool.Report

    2. He’s a handsome guy who is completely down to accept you being you and participate in whatever weird thing is on your mind.

      Which makes his putative friendship largely unearned and empty calorie, but works nicely to take the edge off a hard day.Report

  2. Wife and I watched Enola Holmes the other day, and instantly regretted not watching Red Notice.

    The Holmes movie managed to combine bad acting with an implausibly boring plot, a love story as compelling as the one between Frankenstein and his Monstoer, and a Feminist ending only a Patriarch could enjoy (I at least chuckled)… all the while feeling like being preached at by a Seminarian working from class notes.

    Predictably Holmes enjoys a 91% critic / 70% audience score … probably not quite the reverse ratio that Red Notice will see … but I will at least appreciate that Red Notice knows what it’s doing and does it well – compared to the Holmes fiasco.Report

  3. Maribou and I made a date and we watched Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

    It was a pretty good Marvel movie, I guess. Fun characters, some really awesome fight scenes (the fight on the bus is worth the price of admission), and some surprisingly strong writing of the villain (seriously, I found myself understanding why he was doing what he was doing).

    Well, the first 90% was pretty good. The last 10% of the movie was confusing as hell. It’s like you signed up to watch this Jackie Chan Kung Fu movie and you end up with this weird cosmic battle thing going on.

    But that’s okay. the first 90% of the movie was *NOT* confusing and a mouthful of cotton candy.Report

    1. I think my favorite thing so far was the bus driver on Twitter who did a shot-by-shot of the bus fight scene and explained how it would or wouldn’t happen the way it did.Report

    2. It’s kinda weird they’re so stuck on the third act blow out as part of the formula, since the consensus seems to be its the one part of a winning combination that lets down the team.

      They even found a much better way of doing it once in Civil War. The big showcase blowout is in the middle where it has time to breath, be fun, and be appreciated on its own terms rather than being weighed down with the demands of a climax. Then the finale can be about being the finale.Report

      1. I agree, it’s nice if the showcase happens at the end of act 2, so act 3 can be wrapping things up (unless, of course, act 2 is split between two movies). I’m not a huge fan of wrapping things up quickly, or in post credit scenes (I like the mid & post credit scenes to be teasers).Report

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